John Kerry trekked to Manhattan's 92nd Street Y Monday night to talk up his new book about the environment, This Moment on Earth. Unfortunately for him, all anyone wanted to know was: If you're so smart, bub, how'd you manage to lose that easy-ass presidential election?
Addressing reporters during the reception beforehand, Kerry's communications director, Vince Morris, faced this problem head-on, warning would be muckrakers, "If he talks, he'll only talk about the event here or the book. Are you cool with that?"